The singers of One Voice Children’s Choir are no strangers to going viral. But recently, the Utah-based group found internet fame all over again when they used their voices to spur positive change in the political sphere, with a message that rings with a familiar sound…
The teenage choir resurrected one of the greatest charity singles to ever grace the US charts – “We Are The World (U.S.A For Africa)” – in a brand new video that’s already racked up more than 708,000 views within just a matter of weeks. Music Man readers can watch the magic unfold in the video below…
But this time, the song isn’t being sung for Africa alone. Its powerful lyrical messages are being equally directed to the American public itself, and all those who need to open their eyes to current civil distress, as well as world issues.
It’s a striking take, but it only gets deeper.
One Voice Children’s Choir let a selection of their older students carry the tune, singing against a backing track that captures all the sentimentality and heart-churning emotion of the original.
Hidden within their cover is a breathtaking display of diversity, found in their varying musical abilities, vocal styles, backgrounds, and the aesthetics of each individual singer, who gradually join forces as one within the choir.
Their lyrics take center stage; lines first penned in 1985 which resound even louder and brighter today: “There comes a time when we heed a certain call / When the world must come together as one / There are people dying, oh, and it’s time to lend a hand to life / The greatest gift of all.”
With talk of World War Three on the cards, and all manner of disturbing headlines showering daily readers of the US media, it seems One Voice Children’s Choir could hardly have chosen a better song to inspire the change, hope, and resilience the public is craving.
And viewers have been quick to pick up on the Choir’s impeccable timing, with one top commenter writing, “Beautiful song. Stop war… let us live peacefully,” and another reckoning, “This should be performed at the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Games.”
Another viewer even dug into the impact One Voice Children’s Choir likely would have had over the original song’s co-writer, Michael Jackson, commenting, “100% Michael would have hired One Voice to be in his videos, and who wouldn’t, because they’re all master singers. They will be famous when they grow up!”